Museum Plantin-Moretus
Ensor’s States of Imagination
From 28th September 2024 until 18th January 2025
For several years, the young Ensor experimented lavishly with etching techniques. In his own words, “Practice makes perfect! Especially for etching. Experience is lacking and requires repeated trials and efforts.”
Ensor soon developed a unique approach to the medium. With predecessors like Rembrandt in mind, Ensor went his own way. His studio became a test lab for experiments where coincidences also played a role.
Dutch, English, French, German
Available time slots
To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose the guide language and select the date.
From 27/09/2024 10:00 pm (UTC) until 18/01/2025 10:59 pm (UTC)
With Ensor’s States of Imagination, the Museum Plantin-Moretus gathers for the first time the most remarkable results of these experiments: preparatory drawings, copper plates and various states of prints. The museum shows unique prints on old paper, vellum and coloured silk. Ensor transforms prints into unique works of art by manually colouring them with pencil, gouache or watercolour. In this way, unexpected details emerge, depth is created in large crowds and new figures take shape.
More info? https://museumplantinmoretus.be/en/activity/states-imagination
Practical information:
- This guided tour is suitable for groups of adults
- Maximum 15 persons per group
- Duration: 90 minutes
- The tour will not take you to all the rooms. Your museum ticket is valid all day long to visit the rest of the museum.
Contact details for visitors
2000 Antwerpen